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YES! I said this in a post about kickstarting construction in May. "Go Euro! Currently, our building codes are almost indistinguishable from American codes, limiting single-stair buildings, which are significantly more efficient, wood construction, and cheap, small prefab elevators." Thanks Stephen!

The time for strong words of condemnation is over. In the face of systematic starvation of the mass execution of people awaiting aid, our govt needs to impose economic sanctions on Israel:
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This sounds so refreshing. I'm in.

Serious question for folks who understand the #Canadian #oil industry: IF more infrastructure is built to allow the export of Canadian oil, is anyone other than the US actually going to buy it? I understand that our heavy crude requires special (expensive) cokers in the refinery process. TIA

The single step that would enable progress on so many different issues. I hope @mark-carney.bsky.social takes an evidence-based approach on this. #ProportionalRepresentation

Make Canada's voting system fair and proportional! Canadians are tired of our broken voting system. After Trudeau broke his promise of reforming our electoral system in 2015, apathy and cynicism towards our democracy has grown. If Canada is to weath...

Electoral reform is back in the spotlight - and rightfully so. Please sign: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/pr...

So incredibly sad.

This is not good. #kamloops #wildfire

How Transition Kamloops used the Social and Community Development Grant from the City :)
www.kamloops.ca/our-communit... #grassroots

I used it today! Great service.

Funny how Republicans can do the math when it comes to giving the wealthy tax cuts but can't do the math when it helps to lift people up. 😡

US & Canada (and #kamloops) are the outliers. The rest of the world give their citizens other better options besides cars for getting around.

Mark Carney needs to depolarize our politics Under a more proportional system, both parties would be incentivized to compete more aggressively in all parts of the country — and rewarded for efforts aimed at building bridges rather than burning t...

So great to see that @maxfawcett.bsky.social gets it. Implementing #ProportionalRepresentation is no longer a nice-to-have luxury or a "someday" hypothetical. It has become essential for safeguarding Canadian #democracy. The sooner, the better. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/30/o...

This is what a two party system looks like - Fair Vote Canada Canada’s voting system is failing voters. Many voted strategically, motivated to block the other side from winning. The results leave us more divided than ever and closer to a two-party system.

I hope the Libs have the necessary humility to read the room.

The election results show how close we are getting closer to US-style politics. The division in Canada is real & requires urgent attention. #ProportionalRepresentation is needed. Now—before it's too late. www.fairvote.ca/29/04/2025/c...

Will Mark Carney do the right thing for Canada? Our winner-take-all voting system leaves the governing party, elected with 40 per cent support or less, free to ignore ridings in areas where they have little support ― and they usually do.

My advice for our next Prime Minister. (It looks like it will likely be Carney, but the argument for uniting our country stands regardless of which party or parties form government). #ProportionalRepresentation #cdnpoli #ElbowsUp #CanadaStrong www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/28/o...

Disappointing, but not surprising.

Agreed. And somehow PP comes across as louder than the speaker when he does it which makes it impossible to hear answers.

Over and over. YFB & Singh too. Cut the mics next time.

Supplementary: Does that include large petroleum companies?

#Debate2025 I wish Carney wouldn't parrot the ridiculous points about carbon sequestration & storage. I suspect he is trying to add balance to not alienate the west, but it's time to recognize that O&G companies should pay for this out of their profits, not taxpayers. Invest $ in the solution.

#Debate2025 This baloney from PP that Canadian gas would displace emissions from other fossil fuels is tiresome. It's all adding to the existing fuels, not reducing anything. And research shows gas is just as bad or worse in terms of GHGs. Fact checks needed.

To most of us, urban or rural, it's the lack of effective representation (ie an MP who aligns with our values) that is galling. FPTP means only the single largest chunk of voters (often less than 50%) get that. #ProportionalRepresentation is the answer to feeling heard—no matter which way you vote.

"Majority" gov'ts with 40% of the vote tend to flip-flop each term, making their policies uncertain over the long term. A strong, unified response via a multi-party collaboration would carry more weight. Policy supported by a true majority of voters is more compelling & likely to endure.

Data suggests B.C. is failing to hold oil and gas companies accountable | The Narwhal A rare look inside B.C.’s oversight of the oil and gas sector, thanks to 40,000 records released through freedom of information legislation

Thousands of potential infractions were hidden in B.C. regulator records, until our investigation exposed a widespread pattern of lax enforcement. Here are more than 40,000 records and all company responses we received. #bcpoli via @writermjs.bsky.social & @zakvescera.bsky.social

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If you can focus on the discussion rather than personal attacks, we could explore this. How does my vote matter if my riding is dominated by one party, and that party could run a fencepost and win? It makes zero difference to the outcome whether I vote or not. That's what "mattering" means to me.

Depends. In some democracies, votes don't really matter depending on where you live and how others around you vote. The more representative the voting system, the more votes count. That's one of the best parts of proportional representation: almost every vote counts (compared to about 50% now).

Graphic titled "Democracy Index 2024" showing the top 10 countries on the V-Dem Liberal Democracy Index, all of which use proportional representation, marked as "PR." The rankings are: 1 Denmark, 2 Sweden, 3 Estonia, 4 Switzerland, 5 Norway, 6 Ireland, 7 New Zealand, 8 Finland, 9 Costa Rica, and 10 Belgium. A yellow banner explains that PR stands for proportional representation. Text at the bottom states that the index ranks 202 countries using 71 indicators including individual liberties, checks and balances between institutions, participation, and equality. Canada ranks 25th. Source: https://v-dem.net/documents/44/v-dem_dr2024_highres.pdf.

First-past-the-post gave us Trump.

Proportional representation gave us the world’s top 10 democracies.

It’s time to get on the right side of history. Demand PR.

#cdnpoli #Election2025

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